family size

Example Sentences

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The change could be worth £75m to families in Northern Ireland, who are more likely to benefit from the change, with larger average family size than the rest of the UK.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

More than 41 million people nationwide rely on the monthly grocery stipends, which are based on income, family size, and some expenses.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

For Alyssa Oldham, a classroom manager in Reno, the job and child care benefit meant rethinking her family size.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

They were enrolled in a program known as SAVE, which determines monthly debt repayment based on income and family size, and also shortens the life of loans for many borrowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024

When the Western tide of settlement set in, people frequently went West in groups and occasionally whole communities moved, but the general rule was settlement by families on "family size" farms.

From The Farmer and His Community by Sanderson, Dwight